Nita Lowey, the former 16-term congresswoman from New York, has died after a battle with breast cancer, her family says.

A Democrat, she represented Westchester County for three decades and became the first woman to lead the powerful House ...

Former Rep. Nita Lowey, who represented New York in Congress for 32 years and became the first woman to chair the House ...

Longtime U.S. Rep Nita Lowey, 87, of New York,. has died from metastatic breast cancer, her family announced Sunday.

Nita Lowey, a Jewish Democrat from New York who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 32 years, has died at 87.

Former New York Rep. Nita Lowey (D) died on Saturday, her family confirmed in a statement sent to CBS News. “With great ...

The New York Democrat sponsored more than 500 pieces of legislation and co-sponsored thousands more, with more than 400 ...

Lowey, the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, represented the Hudson Valley for more than three decades ...

“With great sadness, we announce that former Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey died peacefully on March 15 at the age of 87, ...

Nita Lowey, who represented New York in the US House of Representatives for 32 years and was the first woman to chair the ...

Former Democratic New York Rep. Nita Lowey died on Saturday after a yearslong battle with breast cancer, according to a ...

Lowey died on Saturday surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren in her home in Harrison, New York.